A customised laryngeal stent for glottic airway reconstruction

Autor:	A A Joshi, S R Agrawal, R A Bradoo
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Glottis Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Humans Laryngostenosis Stents General Medicine Larynx Plastic Surgery Procedures
Zdroj:	The Journal of laryngology and otology. 136(8)
ISSN:	1748-5460 0022-2151
Popis:	ObjectiveLaryngotracheal reconstructive surgery very often requires placement of laryngeal stents, but most of the available stents either do not conform to the shape of the glottis or are open at the upper end, causing significant tissue reaction and aspiration. LT-Mold is an ideal stent in this respect, but it is not readily available.Case reportThe authors of this study fashioned a laryngeal stent out of a readily available Montgomery T-tube in such a way that it had a closed upper end and was well-conformed to the architecture of the larynx. This stent was used in a case of posterior expansion laryngoplasty, and post-operatively the patient had a patent airway with good voice and no aspiration.ConclusionA customised laryngeal stent is well tolerated and helps to solve complicated cases of posterior glottic stenosis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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